METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DISTRIBUTE POLICIES
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1. A method to distribute policies, comprising:
- transmitting one of an identification (ID) assigned to a policy template or the policy template associated with each policy to an enforcement point or selected enforcement points for enforcement; and
transmitting one set of parameters to be used in each policy template to the enforcement point or selected enforcement points.
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Abstract
A method to distribute policies may include transmitting one of an identification (ID) assigned to a policy template or the policy template associated with each policy to an enforcement point or selected enforcement points for enforcement. The method may also include transmitting one set of parameters to be used in each policy template to the enforcement point.
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1. A method to distribute policies, comprising:
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transmitting one of an identification (ID) assigned to a policy template or the policy template associated with each policy to an enforcement point or selected enforcement points for enforcement; and
transmitting one set of parameters to be used in each policy template to the enforcement point or selected enforcement points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method to distribute policies, comprising:
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defining a policy template associated with each policy;
assigning a unique identification (ID) to each policy template;
storing each policy template and assigned ID; and
transmitting one of the assigned ID or the policy template to an enforcement point for each policy to be enforced by the enforcement point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system to distribute policies, comprising:
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a policy administrator to define policy templates and to transmit one of an identification (ID) assigned to a policy template or the policy template associated with each policy to be enforced; and
an enforcement point to receive the ID assigned to the policy template or the policy template for each policy and to enforce each policy. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system to distribute policies, comprising:
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means for defining a policy template associated with each policy;
means for assigning a unique identification (ID) to each policy template;
a repository to store each policy template and assigned ID;
means for transmitting one of the assigned ID or the policy template for each policy to be enforced; and
an enforcement point to receive the assigned ID or the policy template for each policy and to enforce each policy. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method, comprising:
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defining a policy template associated with each policy;
assigning a unique identification (ID) to each policy template; and
transmitting one of the assigned ID or the policy template to an enforcement point for each policy to be enforced by the enforcement point. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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